метрополия

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from the Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪtrɐˈpolʲɪjə]

Noun

метропо́лия • (metropólijaf inan (genitive метропо́лии, nominative plural метропо́лии, genitive plural метропо́лий)

  1. mother country
  2. (historical) metropolis

Declension